Saelices de la Sal
Saelices de la Sal, Spain | |
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  Saelices de la Sal, Spain Location within Province of Guadalajara  Saelices de la Sal, Spain Location within Castilla-La Mancha  Saelices de la Sal, Spain Location within Spain | |
| Coordinates: 40°54′29″N 2°19′16″W / 40.90806°N 2.32111°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
| Province | Guadalajara |
| Municipality | Saelices de la Sal |
| Area | |
• Total | 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 41 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (5.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Saelices de la Sal is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
The municipality derives its name from its historic salt works,[2] with records of salt extraction in the area dating back to 1203. The salt works were damaged during the Spanish Civil War,[3] but in 2023, Minister of Education, Culture and Sports Rosa Ana Rodríguez Perez announced that as part of restoration projects in the province of Guadalajara, the salt works would be allocated part of a 1.3 million euro budget for restoration works.[4]
According to the 2025 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 41 inhabitants.[5]
References
- ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ↑ García Marsilla, Juan Vincente (15 May 2022). Food Consumption in Medieval Iberia A Socio-economic Analysis, 13th-15th Centuries. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000582567. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "Salinas de Saelices de la Sal". cultura.castillalamancha.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "Mas de un millón de euros para el Monasterio de Monsalud y las Salinas de Saelices de la Sal". eldecanodeguadalajara.com (in Spanish). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "Guadalajara: Población por municipios y sexo". www.ine.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2026.
